Molten armor

Molten armor

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Statistics

Type	ArmorSet
Defense	25 (set)
Set Bonus	10% extra melee damage, Cannot be set on fire (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 17% extra melee damage (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Rarity	03*
Sell	2 GC10 SC (set)

Molten armor is an armor set consisting of the Molten Helmet, Molten Breastplate, and Molten Greaves. It has the highest defense of any pre-Hardmode armor set, but can also be one of the most difficult to obtain.

A full set of Molten armor provides the following benefits:

• +25 defense
• +17% melee damage
• (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) +7% melee speed
• (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) +7% melee critical strike chance
• (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Immunity to the On Fire! debuff
• If the full set is visible, it will leave a fire trail similar to that of the Meteor armor.

It takes a total of 45 Hellstone Bars to craft a full set of Molten armor, or 135 Hellstone and 45 Obsidian.

Set

Molten Helmet

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Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	8
Body slot	Helmet
Tooltip	7% increased melee critical strike chance (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Rarity	03*
Sell	90 SC
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 231
• Internal Armor ID: 9

Molten Breastplate

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Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	9
Body slot	Shirt
Tooltip	7% increased melee damage (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Rarity	03*
Sell	60 SC
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 232
• Internal Armor ID: 9

Molten Greaves

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Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	8
Body slot	Pants
Tooltip	7% increased melee speed (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Rarity	03*
Sell	60 SC
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 233
• Internal Armor ID: 9

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Molten Breastplate	Hellstone Bar20	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil
Molten Greaves	Hellstone Bar15
Molten Helmet	Hellstone Bar10

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.1:
  • Molten Helmet now gives 7% melee critical chance.
  • Molten Breastplate now gives 7% melee damage.
  • Molten Leggings now give 7% melee speed.
  • The 17% melee damage set bonus has been reduced to 10%.
  • Players wearing a full set of Molten armor cannot be inflicted with the On Fire! debuff.

• Desktop 1.3.2: Sprites updated.

• Desktop 1.2: Hellstone Bar requirement reduced by 50%.

• Desktop 1.1:
  • No longer requires Gold armor to be crafted.
  • Hellstone Bar requirement reduced by 5 for each piece, bringing set cost from 105 down to 90 bars.

• Desktop 1.0.6:
  • Set bonus damage increased from 15% to 17%.
  • Removed the light effect while moving when wearing the full set.

• Desktop 1.0.5:
  • Now requires Gold armor to be crafted.
  • Defense of each piece increased by 1.
  • Set bonus changed from 5 defense to +15% damage, wearing full set produces light effect while moving.

• Desktop 1.0.3:
  • Defense of each piece reduced by 2.
  • Set bonus increased from 0 to 5 defense (set bonus was previously listed as 10, but was not in effect).
  • Armor sprite updated.

• Desktop-Release: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.